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Author of ATSC Capture and Edit Tool Tries to Revoke GPL

Posted by ScuttleMonkey on from the no-takey-backsies dept.

The author of ATSC capture and edit tool has announced that he is attempting to revoke the licensing of his product under the GPL General Public License. Unfortunately it appears that the GPL does not allow this particular action. Of course in this heyday of lawyers and trigger happy litigators who can tell. What successes have others had in trying to take something they once operated under the GPL and make it private? And the more pressing question, why?

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  1. In my country, we have saying by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 3, Funny

    we say "is good if man eat lots of pussy but if he suck one cock then he will always be cocksucker." GNU is like being cocksucker, always GPL

  2. Re:IANAL, but... by andy314159pi · · Score: 4, Funny

    Well then, let's see him put toothpaste back in the tube,
    So you are saying that if he can put toothpaste back into the tube then we'll let him change the license on the software?
  3. Linus Torvalds to revoke everybody's Linux license by linuxguy · · Score: 4, Funny


    On a similar note, I (Linus Torvalds) have revoked the GPL license for my code in the Linux kernel, effective immediately. If you are selling Linux, you are required to destroy all copies of unsold software and contact all your past customers and get back the copies you sold them and destroy those as well. I you are running workstation or servers even in critical enviroments, you are required to immediately turn off the power to these systems and destroy the hard drive on them. If you are selling or have sold systems with Linux embedded in them (e.g. Linksys routers and Tivos etc) you are required to destroy all unsold systems and re-acquire all systems sold in the past and destroy those too. If you have a Tivo or a Linux based router or other Linux based embedded systems at home, you are required to immediately power these off and destroy them. Please keep ample evidence of the destruction of this property so that you are properly able to defend yourself in court at a later time.

    Thanks and God bless America.

    America #1.

    -Linus

  4. Re:IANAL, but... by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Funny

    No. Stop being a fucking moron.

  5. Re:IANAL, but... by Dun+Malg · · Score: 3, Funny

    Stop being a fucking moron. I think he'd have an easier time with the toothpaste thing.
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    If a job's not worth doing, it's not worth doing right.
  6. Re:Gee, what a *GREAT* idea by TheVelvetFlamebait · · Score: 3, Funny

    Do you even know what you're talking about?
    You must be new here.

    I'm sorry, I'm sorry, but you said it, and I saw your UID, and I just couldn't help myself!
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    You know, there is a difference between trolling and pointing out the flaws in your reasoning. Just saying.